We are often asked by captains working on their annual budget for salary information and likewise, many candidates ask for advice on what their salary should be. We have always felt frustrated with the annual salary review that we used to produce as the yacht crew salary ranges presented were so broad that in reality, they were of little use so we decided to take the traditional paper-based salary survey to a whole new level. We realised that there is a real trend for people to freely exchange valuable information and this current concept taps into that trend. Yachtingsalaries.com operates on a “give to get” model. Put simply, it’s a form of sharing – you provide accurate and anonymous salary data by answering a few questions about your current role and, in return, you get access to all the salary information shared by other members of the yachting community.

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As salary data is entered by members of the community the site works on an honesty system. There is really no incentive for contributors to mislead people about what they earn. Any inflated or inconsistent salary entries can be ‘flagged’ as suspicious by other members of the community or by YPI CREW and quickly removed from the system to ensure the accuracy of data is maintained. The site also makes use of the median (as opposed to the average) to report cumulative salary results, helping to lessen the impact of any ‘extreme’ salary entries.

One of the other key differences of the site over the traditional “once a year’ salary survey is that salary data is continually added by site visitors on a daily basis, with the salary database updated in real time and available for instant searching.

To visit the site to contribute your salary or, conduct a free search of the salary database, go to

Laurence at YPI CREW is the crème de la crème of Superyacht Recruiters. I have been involved with her since her first interviewing me as a potential Captain for one of her available positions in 2005 and since then she has become a close friend and my number one choice of recruitment agency whenever I look for crew.

Captain Dùghall MacLachlainn

The recruiters at YPI CREW know their industry inside out and will always look for the best solution, they offer unbiased council and advice in the successful placement of crew ; you can relax in the knowledge that only qualified vetted candidates will be put forward. YPI CREW have also played a major part in my own career and professional choices over the last 14 years and it has always been complete pleasure to work with Laurence and her team.

Captain Richard Carr, MY SERENITY J

From the day I entered the industry the recruiters at YPI CREW have always worked hard at finding me great positions as an officer. Not only are they extremely professional and helpful, but Laurence and her team have also become very good friends over the years, and I can highly recommend using them.

Captain Carl Westerlund, 101m M/Y I Dynasty

YPI CREW only presents me with a small pool of perfectly vetted candidates, well matched to my requirements which is a great time saver. I can't think of a single crew member I employed through a YPI CREW recommendation, that I didn't work with successfully for an extended period of time.

Captain Carl Westerlund, 101m M/Y I Dynasty

Laurence and the YPI CREW team have been a great help over the past ten years. Their professionalism, care and industry knowledge makes all the difference and the crew recruitment for MY FORMOSA has been outstanding. The YPI CREW recruiters are key players in the industry !

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